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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday August 11,1987 news updates arabs return Home Jericho israeli occupied wot Bank uf1 busloads of arabs who survived the killing of hundreds of moslem in the holy City of Mecca saudi Arabia resumed to is Rael sunday. The buses carried the first of 9,500 moslem living in israeli territory who made he 750-mile Pil Grimage. The saudi government said 402people, including 275 iranians and 85 saudis were kilted july 31 when Lotical demonstration by iranian Polit  turned violent and Pil grims were caught in a Stampede. Pope s visit Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii has ruled out a Stop at the United nations and put off the possible beatification or an 18th Century California print during his trip to the United Stales next month Vatican officials said. The officials speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said the Pope would have liked o address Theun. General Assembly but decided to decline the invitation because of logistical problems. Vatican officials announced sat urday that during the trip John Paul won t beautify the Rev Juni Pero Serra a franciscan priest who established nine Mission along the Pacific coast in the late1700s in what is now California because work on the investigation won t be completed by then. Temperatures it m ancnarig71 03 Umo to to Mac Clevn it Bun it k 70 9761 in deft. .13 to bauai70 77 Ojst is 72 Buloh 74 it  71 94 Chweh Tofu Wei. 73 s3 71 n Al ii 5070 a Tach 57 7? actor to 71 to a bump n u countu4h n Coon 7b itt Tain fort War title 12 Dow ii ii Shmoni h do 70 h Dpi to to fwd nil of a filmed 71 to 0 homtan72 91 73 9776 in 66 u he Fuit a a a Voni 77 101 luvnn71 h lunge i 7 100 Umro eth 73 loft Newt 75 i ski Ulm 68 90 Lut tax i n  to h Mam 70 n  73u n 71 68 it 70 h74 h Howla t7 tls3 m 73 � ortlndo75 91 Pink Wpm e7 Lori ptkhm70 92  to 71 pailing a h2 As . 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Pentagon officials had said they believed that Iran placed the mine that damaged the Oil Tanker Bridgeton in the Gulf on july 24. But when asked on the Day after the incident if the United slates should retaliate against Iran presidential spokesman Marfin Fitzwater said such an action was not being considered because blame could not be fixed. In a television interview on july 26, two Days after the incident Weinberger gave no indication that he knew who Laid the mine thai damaged he Bridgeton. If we find the party that Laid the mines we Are certainly capable of taking retaliatory Steps certainly Weinberge said at the time. Asked sunday on the lbs news pro Gram face the nation whether mines cleared near Kuwait s Harbor were Irani an Weinberger replied they Are mine that imn possesses. We Don t know if those specific mines were owned by Iran but we have every reason to believe they were at another Point in the program when he was asked whether the United slates had swept mines and identified them As iranian Weinberger said yes we be done some of that and we be done number of other things that Are essential to keep the Waterways free and to enable us to Complete our  speaking on the same program said Ramaie Khorasani the iranian Delegate to the United nations said Iran had placed mines in the Gulf but denied it had placed them in the path of american warships escorting kuwaiti lankers that have been placed under american Regis try. We have had mines in the Penman Gulf because it is a War zone and the iraqis have Laid it we have Laid it we Are considering those mines a part of our defensive line and probably iraqi con Sider the same their own mines he said. But we did not Lay them in the course of International let s say  Weinberger did nol say How the mines had been cleared from the Gulf nor did he indicate Why the United Stales Tus pc Ted the mines were placed by Irani ans. I m one of the few people who does t talk specifically about what we Are doing or leak intelligence information and we try to keep that posture he said. Disappearance of Sailor investigated Phoenix Ariz. A the .Navy is investigating the possibility of foul play in the disappearance of a Sailor at sea in the Middle East Region Accord ing to the Sailor s sister. A search began when Martin sturdy an enlisted mad serving aboard the air Craft Carrier Constellation failed to appear for morning formation Early Friday according to Petty officer Charles Sellers of the Phoenix Navy Reserve Center. Colleen sturdy 24, said Sellers had informed he family saturday of the investigation after a search of the ship confirmed that her brother was not aboard. She said the ship was operating in the Indian Ocean fairly close Loran she said former Apollo astronaut Ron Evans a family Friend and former Navy Pilot told the family there had to have been some evidence to support the possibility of foul play before the Navy would notify the family. Navy master chief Thomas stricter at Pacific Fleet he at Pearl Harbor con firmed sunday that an investigation had begun. He said be could not confirm that it was anything More than a routine investigation. So realer said an air search it under Way in the area where sturdy is believe to have disappeared. Teen agers roof in Stockholm for 5th night Stockholm Sweden a hundreds of teen agers swept through Down town Stockholm Early monday for the fifth night in a Row smashing shop win Dows looting and setting fire to the con tents of garbage containers police said police superintendent Elex Paulsson said some 500 youths rioted near the Central train station and in a downtown part. He said about 30 Leen agers were arrested raising the number of detainees to More than so Paulsson estimated the damage at is 55.000. The sporadic rouble started wednes Day with isolated fit fight and Vandal ism. But the next night More than 1,000teen-agers, some will Molotov cocktails confronted police Paulsson toed the associated press. Several police cars were hit by the bombs and one Young Gul was also hit and her hair partly bum cd off he  said most of the youths had no criminal records and apparently were out for Tun. In August when their Parenti vacations Are Over and before school starts they have absolutely nothing to do so they go into the City and when they get together a few leaders take advantage of the situation and Start the rioting he said Stockholm witnessed similar but less serious rioting two Yean ago be said. Refinery tank holding Oil catches fire Philadelphia a thick Black smoke poured from a tank containing about 1 million Gallons of Petroleum monday nearly nine hours after i caught fire at a Chevron .a. Refinery. Hundreds of firefighters and Oil com Pany workers Fuu Ghl the lightning caused tire which did not threaten other tanks or residential areas authorities said la s still not under control but the fire is contained said fisc department supervisor Sieve Imszennik. It i just More or less the same Asil a been All night Jack Galloway manager of Public re lations for Chevron said foam was being sprayed through Remote hoses. At least one foam line was distr Byrd when an explosion occurred about 10 30 . Sunday he said. Galloway said a retaining Wall was helping Cool the Lank. Police Aid a Chevron employee was treated at the scene for minor injuries. No evacuations were reported. About 200 Chevron workers were on the scene. Galloway said. Imszennik Esti mated thai i so firefighters responded. Runaway soviet train crashes kills dozens Moscow a a freight train whose brakes failed Asil sped into a Southern train station slammed into the Back of a passenger train killing dozens of people the labor newspaper trud said. Railroad workers trying to find a free track for the runaway freight train or dered the passenger train to leave the station without stopping. But a conductor aboard the passenger train stopped in thinking his train was missing the Kamensky station. Trud and other Pancra said sunday. The station where the Accident occurred Friday is 600 Miles South of Moscow. No evidence of misconduct or negligence emerged Afler the Accident North of Rostov on Don trud said. The news paper carried a report from its correspondent a. Isaev who visited the Acci Dent Sile saturday. The most terrible was the place of he collision when doctors Railroad workers and soldiers fulfilled their sorrowful duly. After All it we there that tens of people lost their live passengers con  the report did not give an exact num Ber of deaths and said the Accident was under investigation. The newspaper Komsomol Skaya pravda did he last three can of the l car passenger train were wrecked. In them Only by a Miracle several people survived in said. Sleeping can in most soviet Tiiu contain eight four person compartments the train probably was crowded be Cameil was returning to Moscow from a resort area during the height of vacation Tea son. The news Agency Tass said Friday that a freight Tram carrying  tons of Grain Sla need into the rear of the rot Tov Moscow passenger train Al More than so Runph Al the Kamensky nation is 1 10 . Friday. Meese to visit China Washington api Genera Edwin my a Iii will travel Lochinaw for t join session on Trade and economic Law aug. 1 7-20, the Justice de pm Tim in has Saint  
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